2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 407 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,000 and $17,639 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in New Mexico

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$10,348 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 139 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western New Mexico University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New Mexico University are $10,348, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western New Mexico University Social Work Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,190 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus Social Work Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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